Public Managers in the States: A Comparison of Career Advancement by Sex.

Kelly, Rita Mae; And Others

Public Administration Review, v51 n5 p402-12 Sep-Oct 1991

A six-state study on the movement of women into the managerial ranks of state government found that men hold disproportionately more elite positions, but there is progress being made in including women in higher echelon jobs. Women are faring better at the state level in regard to advancement opportunities and rewards than they are at the federal level. (JOW)